And that's all from me

Still no update on Robin van Persie I'm afraid. It's certainly the big talking point to come from this match, but the presenters on BBC2 Wales are more concerned with discussing Wales's chance of qualification from France 2016. Not even one mention of RVP. Very frustrating.

Keep an eye out on the website later when we should hopefully hear something from Louis van Gaal about the severity of that injury.

Arjen Robben was the star tonight for Holland, ably supported by the vision of Wesley Sneijder, but the absence of their star striker will leave them a bit toothless for the World Cup, and have Spain and Chile licking their lips.

Let's hope it's not a case of ...

Will Robin van Persie be the latest striker to see his World Cup bite the dust?

9.30pm BST

Wales certainly weren't disgraced here, and on the evidence of this Holland shouldn't worry Spain too much - they'll need to up their game if they're to get through a difficult group.

Wales saw promising performances from Jonny Williams in particular - and the little glimpse of namesake George was exciting. If Ramsey and Bale had been present I would have fancied them to trouble Jasper Cillessen more.

Jonathan Williams had the pace to trouble the Dutch defence. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

9.27pm BST

Peeeeeeeeeep!

Full-time

It's all over, and the Dutch fans are going wild. It's party time in Amsterdam, as the support send the Oranje on their way to Brazil with their best wishes.

They might not be quite so chipper when they realise why Van Persie was substituted at half-time.

9.25pm BST

90+1 min: Holland try to finish with a flourish - Martins Indi racing down the left and firing towards goal - it's cleared as far as Sneijder on the edge of the Welsh area, but his shot is high and not at all handsome.

9.22pm BST

89 min: The game's fizzling out now, Wales having none of the ball, but Holland not trying too hard to stretch them. Lens has gone to the left since Huntelaar's introduction and his ability to find space behind Gunter has proved a useful outlet - Sneijder particularly has his eyes fixed in that direction whenever he gets the ball.

9.19pm BST

85 min: Holland building patiently from the back, stroking the ball in front of the Wales defence, before Sneijder gets the ball - he looks up, spots Lens lurking on the left of the box, clear of Gunter, and lofts the ball over to him. Lens takes it down nicely and plays the ball across towards Huntelaar - Hennessey just gets there, but he's spilled it! Huntelaar is about to tap into an empty net when the referee blows up. The Dutch striker penalised for taking the ball out of Hennessey's hands.

80 min: Wales are being pinned back now - Holland pouring forward, with the full-backs pushing up, and the midfield camped on the edge of the Welsh box. They come close again, with a cross from Wijanldum on the left, but Gabbidon gets his head on it ahead of Huntelaar.

In the confusion I missed a sub, David Vaughan coming on for Andy King - the football equivalent of a support bra for Chris Coleman's side.

9.11pm BST

76 min: Wales lose the ball in their own half, and suddenly Robben is played through in behind Danny Gabbidon on the right hand side by Sneijder. The angle is too acute for a shot, so he opts to play it low across the box in front of Hennessey, and Lens is their to sweep it home.

And on comes Huntelaar for De Jong.

Updated at 9.16pm BST

9.10pm BST

Goal! Holland 2-0 Wales (Lens, 76)

Spoke too soon. Robben plays a low ball across the box, and Lens is on the end to tap home.

9.09pm BST

75 min: Wales are looking the more likely now, Holland struggling to make any impact. Van Gaal reacts by preparing Klass Jan Huntelaar - a huge roar from the Dutch crowd at the sight of the striker warming up.

72 min: My, my, my. George Williams nearly makes an instant impact. He collects the ball just outside the box on the left hand side, and darts past three Dutch defenders at pace. He is just about to pull the trigger when Ron Vlaar slides in and puts the ball out for a corner, which the Dutch clear.

That was very speedy plays from G Williams - and should be a warning for Holland.

9.05pm BST

70 min: Van Persie update. According to this report Van Persie went off with a recurrence of his groin problem. No indication yet of how severe it is. Very worrying for the Dutch.

Unreliable Robin. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

George Williams makes his Wales debut - coming on for Jonny Williams - this new Williams has yet to make his debut for his club Fulham.

9.01pm BST

67 min: Another Wales sub - why not do them all at once? There's no need to break up the game, it's not a competitive match - Jermaine Easter coming on for Simon Church up front.

And he nearly has an immediate impact. A quick throw from Gunter has Easter clear on goal, with only Cillessen to beat, but the keeper is out quickly and Easter can only rifle it at his legs. That's Wales's first decent chance of the match.

8.59pm BST

66 min: Very scrappy now, both sides giving the ball away carelessly and the Dutch are showing no inclination to increase their lead. The loss of Van Persie has certainly affected them, Lens doesn't seem interested (or capable?) of dropping deep, or drifting wide, in the way the United striker does - giving the midfield fewer options when they look up.

Updated at 9.00pm BST

8.56pm BST

62 min: Joe Ledley comes off for Emyr Huws - Ledley's done well against the Dutch midfield, following on from his strong end of season with Crystal Palace.

Still no firm news on Van Persie, I'm not sure the BBC commentators are in Holland, or if they are they haven't mentioned it - but Twitter has this to say:

Van Persie apparently went off with a slight injury. More on that when we hear it.

60 min: And here is a Wales subs, Declan John comes on for Hal Robson-Kanu - a full-back by trade, who is going to play on the wing. Emyr Huws still waiting on the sideline.

8.52pm BST

58 min: Wales have been waiting to make some substitutions for a while, but they finally have the chance, as Blind fouls Gunter, they play it quickly and leave the players warming up. They lose the ball straight afterwards, and suddenly Lens is played through. He's running alongside Chester, and leans into the Welsh defender who crumples, and Lens rifles a low shot against the post. It's all for nothing though as the ref has blown for a foul. Harsh decision, but it mattered little.

8.50pm BST

57 min: A lovely overhead flick from Joe Ledley is ruined when he gives the ball away straight after to Arjen Robben who darts down the right hand side and into the box, but Wales clear, and it's a corner. But Wales clear.

8.48pm BST

54 min: This reminds me a little of an England friendly - slightly disgruntled fans, a lacklustre team struggling to punish weaker opposition. A poor attempt at a cross from Feyenoord defender Janmaat brings whistles from the Amsterdam crowd.

Off screen, the Dutch broadcaster has just shown a clip of Van Persie walking down the stairs at half time - he's definitely wincing as he walks. That would be a big, big blow.

8.44pm BST

50 min: A slow start to the half, Holland keeping possession without testing Wales. When the Welsh do get it back, Joe Ledley does well in the middle to stumble past the challenge of Wijnaldum and De Jong and play it out to the wing. After that I can't tell you what happened as the Dutch cameraman switched to Johann Cruyff in the crowd. I assume it wasn't very interesting.

Anyway, when we get back to the pitch Wales have it at the back, stroke it around, before knocking it out to Williams on the right, he darts forward past his marker and tries to cross it in low but it's cleared by Vlaar.

8.42pm BST

Correspondence from the Netherlands

Raymond Starke writes from Holland: "Are you and your Guardian colleagues also looking forward to the arrival of Van Gaal? To see him explode during every press conference? I bet you are all already formulating subtle wind-up questions? This happened today after Dutch reporter Hans Kraay (not Van Gaal's best friend) had the audacity to ask what he thinks of coaches with an active coaching style in front of the dug-out, like Frank de Boer and Marco van Basten."

I fear for Jamie Jackson's safety, Raymond.

8.40pm BST

46 min: Holland kick-off - no word if Van Persie came off as a precaution, a planned sub, or an injury. The Dutch will certainly hope it's caution with their star player from Van Gaal.

8.38pm BST

Two subs from Holland - Jeremain Lens and Georginio Wijnaldum coming on for Robin van Persie and Leroy Fer respectively.

8.37pm BST

The players are in the tunnel waiting to come out - expect a plethora of substitutions to have this MBMer scratching his head for most of the second half.

8.32pm BST

Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney has shown what a strong left winger he is, drawing England level against Ecuador.

8.29pm BST

Ego stroking

Amit Gupta writes:

"Of course we are reading. Thanks for taking the time to do this Toby. A good diversion to say the least.Question: What do you think of the Dutch team's tactics, and its back line and mid-field? Do they look like they are up to taking on Chile and Spain?"

It's hard to say - they're standing off Wales quite alot, they surely won't do that against Spain, but if they did they'll be punished. The defence certainly isn't looking all that solid, with Jonny Williams managing some incisive runs, and Ron Vlaar obviously not the speediest. They're very reliant on Robben and Van Persie firing - if those two struggle it wouldn't be a great surprise to see Chile and Spain sneak through.

8.21pm BST

Peeeeeeep!

The whistle blows for half time, with Holland in front thanks to Robben's goal. In truth he could have had a hat-trick - but Chris Coleman can be pleased with the way his side have stuck in the game.

On the other bench Van Gaal will want to see more from his players, who have struggled to impose themselves on the match, allowing Wales too much time on the ball, content to play it fits and starts.

8.18pm BST

Someone's reading!

Daniel Stauss writes: "Has Nigel de Jong broken any legs yet? I'm still not over him breaking Stuart Holden's leg prior to South Africa. The man is a criminal."

Nothing so exciting thus far Daniel, the only strong challenge of the match was Neil Taylor on Daryl Janmaat by the right hand corner flag. A lot of arm waving from the Dutchman, but it was a good fair challenge - no De Jong special.

Ouch.

Updated at 9.24pm BST

8.16pm BST

43 min: Same combination again, and Neil Taylor needs to wake up. Fer gets the ball, and looks out to the right, where Janmaat is in acres of space behind Taylor. Fer plays the through ball, and the full-back plays the cross, but this time it's too high and drifts out wide on the left. A warning.

8.15pm BST

41 min: Van Persie nearly makes it two. He drops to the edge of the centre circle, plays it forward to Sneijder who plays it back to Fer, as Van Persie continues his run into the box. Fer looks up and sees Janmaat free behind Taylor on the right, he slips a perfect ball through, and Janmaat is clear. He crosses and Van Persie gets a foot on the end of it, putting the ball just wide on the left.

8.11pm BST

38 min: Some better news for the Welsh, as news comes through that England have fallen a goal behind to Ecuador. Check out Scott Murray's MBM for more details.

In Amsterdam the game has settled back into its sedate rhythm - with Wales managing to get back on the ball, without ever really threatening.

Updated at 8.12pm BST

8.09pm BST

36 min: After three clear chances, Robben takes advantage of that tap in, and Wales look deflated. They had a good spell before that goal, keeping Holland at bay, and attempting to break when they can, but without the pace of Bale they're a bit toothless up top. Now Holland are able to stroke the ball around in their opponents half - the Welsh players retreating to the edge of their own box, and a Mexican wave breaks out around the stadium.

8.06pm BST

32 min: Sneijder plays a nice ball over the top to Robin Van Persie on the left hand corner of the box. He runs past Gunter and fires in low from an acute angle. There's little chance of scoring from there and Hennessey saves, but he doesn't get enough on it and it simply ricochets back into the box where Robben is waiting to tap the ball past him and open the scoring for the Dutch.

8.05pm BST

Goal! Holland 1-0 Wales (Robben 32)

30 min: Robben comes close again. He takes the ball on the right, and guess what, he cuts inside and past Neil Taylor - you'd think the Welsh would be prepared for that particular trick - but Robben manages to get a shot away, which bounces off a Welsh defender and just past the post. The corner is cleared well by Danny Gabbidon, it should be another Dutch corner, but the referee misses it and it's a goal kick.

8.02pm BST

27 min: Dirty Holland strike again? Robson-Kanu is complaining about some rough Dutch treatment - one leg of his shorts has been shredded and he's ordered off the pitch to change by the referee. And he strips down to his pants to put the new pair on. Cue the loudest whoops of the night from the Holland fans.

You'd think an Amsterdam crowd would be immune to that sort of titillation?

On a side note he has mighty impressive thighs.

8.00pm BST

25 min: Robben again! After a period of harmless possession from the Dutch, as they pass it along their back line with no Welsh pressure they suddenly spring to life. The ball is played into Van Persie - he slips it to Robben who plays a devastating one-two with Sneijder, and suddenly Robben is free and clear in the box. He takes aim, dithers, and shoots - but the defence has got back and it goes out for a corner.

From the corner Van Persie has a chance for a shot, but opts to pass it back out to the wing and the danger passes.

7.56pm BST

23 min: Van Gaal will not be happy with this, first De Jong, then Fer pass the ball straight to Welsh players in the Dutch half - Wales don't manage to do anything with it, but it's really sloppy stuff from Holland.

7.55pm BST

21 min: Wales come mighty close. Neil Taylor plays a one two with Simon Church down the left, and suddenly Church is behind Vlaar, he plays a great low cross towards King in the middle but Martins Indi gets his toe on it, and it goes just past the post and out for a corner.

From there, Cillessen punches the ball clear - King's on the end of it and tries to chip it back in and over the goalkeeper but it goes wide for a Holland goal-kick.

7.52pm BST

19 min: Wales are enjoying a lot of the ball as Holland stand off, but they're not doing much with it. When they do finally get it into the Dutch half Jonny Williams dances down the right, he has Gunter outside him - he plays him through, but Gunter's whipped cross is easily cleared.

7.49pm BST

16 min: Joe Allen's corner comes to nothing, as Chester is penalised for pushing in the box. That spell of pressure has quietened the Dutch crowd. and Wales are starting to get a foothold in this game, knocking it about at the back, before Robson-Kanu is fed through on the left. He crosses and Vlaar heads it away, the ball falls to Joe Ledley who fires it in but it's held comfortably by Cillessen.

7.47pm BST

13 min: Joe Allen plays a superb ball out to Jonny Williams on the right wing and he runs at his man, and tries to whip in a the ball, but it bounces off the Dutch defender for a corner. Taylor takes, and it's dangerously curved towards the six yard box, but Jasper Cillessen gets a hand on it and paws the ball away. Wales get it back and King crosses from the right. Another corner.

7.43pm BST

9 min: Robben wastes a golden opportunity. Stefan de Vrij has space as he walks with the ball into the Welsh half, and simple as you like he plays a delightful chipped ball over the top and on to Robben's toe. Robben looks up, he's in the box unmarked and tries to hit it low into the right corner, but it slides just wide when he really should have scored.

Updated at 7.48pm BST

7.41pm BST

7 min: Wales are nearly through. Leroy Fer is sloppy on the ball by the centre circle and Joe Allen nicks the ball off his toe, charges forward and nearly plays the ball through to Church, but the forward can't reach it and Holland get it away. That's the best we've seen from the Welsh so far.

7.39pm BST

6 min: Chris Gunter is looking under serious pressure on Wales's right hand side - Van Persie's already done him once, and he's drifting out there at every opportunity, doubling up with Robben on that side whenever he can. Jonathan Williams is going to have to keep his discipline to support the right-back.

7.37pm BST

3 min: Close! Van Persie takes the ball on the left wing and cuts inside, he tricks his way past two Wales defenders, gets into the box and fires a shot at Hennessey. The goalkeeper can only parry the ball right in front of him, but Neil Taylor is there to hack the ball away.

7.35pm BST

2min: Van Gaal has reacted to the Wales formation by switching from a back five to a back four, and it nearly pays instant dividends. Neil Taylor gives the ball away and Daryl Janmaat runs down the right wing, plays the ball into Arjen Robben, who twists and turns, but can't quite get his shot off. Wales clear.

7.33pm BST

And they're off

1 min: Wales kick off in white shirts and red shorts, going from right to left. They line up in a 4-2-3-1, James Chester making his debut at the back, and Andy King playing behind Simon Church.

7.29pm BST

Before we get under way Mark van Bommel is being given a little silver dish on the pitch to thank him for his 12 years of service for Holland as he goes into retirement.

79 caps. Eight league titles in four different countries. One Champions League. Countless fouls.

Ouch.

And then it's the anthems, not long to go now.

7.25pm BST

Much talk from Rob Earnshaw in the TV studio about Emyr Huws. Wales have high hopes for the young Man City midfielder - but we'll probably have to wait for the second half to see him strut his stuff, he starts on the bench.

Van Gaal has expressed his disappointment at the absence of Ramsey, Bale and Williams - he wanted a tough match in the build-up to Brazil. As it is the likelihood is they'll face a defensive, disciplined group of Welsh players.

Good preparation for their second match against Australia? Perhaps. Certainly not much help for the Spain game with which they will open their campaign.

7.15pm BST

Nigel De Jong, Wesley Sneijder and Leroy Fer get the chance to impress for Holland, while James Chester will line up alongside Danny Gabbidon at the back for Wales - tasked with stopping Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben,

Preamble

No Bale. No Ramsey. No worries? Not quite. Wales manager Chris Coleman may be trying to put on a brave face - "we went to Belgium with 15 players missing and we got a super performance [drawing 1-1 last October] from the lads" - but he fails to mention the fact that the scorer of the equaliser in that game was one Aaron Ramsey.

Make no mistake, Wales face a tough time against Holland without their two best players. Coleman may say "if we are missing Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, we just have to get on with it," but replacing Ramsey and Bale with Joe Ledley and Hal Robson-Kanu, much like trying to replace Freddie Mercury with Paul Rodgers or 5ive, is never going to lead to anything good.

Stop. My ears. My poor ears.

Louis van Gaal's injury concerns are slightly more pressing - in case you hadn't noticed there's a World Cup approaching - and this will be another opportunity to check out Robin van Persie's dodgy knee before travelling to Brazil. He came through unscathed against Ecuador and will be hoping to get more minutes under his belt tonight. At least he won't have to worry about Ashley Williams scything him down - the Wales defender is another absentee. As tests go it may not be the sternest for the Dutch ...

I'll be back shortly with the teams - in the mean time get in touch via email or Twitter - I'm sure you'll be with me for the duration, it's not like there's any other games going on tonight. What? Oh.